California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Palacios, B254109 (Cal. App. 2014):
Defendant filed a timely notice of appeal from the judgment. This court appointed counsel to represent defendant on appeal. On August 7, 2014, appointed counsel filed a brief raising no issues, asking this court to independently review the record for arguable appellate contentions under People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436. Defendant was advised of his right to file a supplemental brief within 30 days.
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